Mite and mite ovicidal compositions

ABSTRACT

Mites and mite eggs are killed with an N-tetrachloroethylthio-substituted sulfonamide of the formula &lt;IMAGE&gt;   wherein R is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, R1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, and R2 is tetrachloroethyl, with the proviso that R and R1 are not both cycloalkyl or aryl.

This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 912,166, filed June 2, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,208,348, which in turn is a division of Ser. No. 760,042, filed Jan. 17, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,107,332.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

U.S. Pat. No. 3,178,447, issued to G. K. Kohn on Apr. 13, 1965, discloses the fungicidal activity of N-polyhaloethylthio-substituted aryl- and alkanesulfonamides.

U.S. Pat. No. 2,779,788, issued to H. Gysin et al on Jan. 29, 1957, discloses fungicidal N-trichloromethylthio-substituted chloromethanesulfonamides.

U.S. Pat. No. 3,925,555, issued to I. Okuda et al on Dec. 9, 1975, discloses the control of mites with chloromethanesulfonamides.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The mite and mite-ovicidal compounds of the invention are represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R and R¹ individually are cycloalkyl of 5 to 8 carbon atoms substituted with up to 2 alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and phenyl or benzyl substituted with up to 2 of the same or different substituents selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, tribromomethyl or alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R² is tetrachloroethyl, with the proviso that R and R¹ are not both cycloalkyl or aryl.

Representative alkyl groups which R and R¹ may represent include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, hexyl, etc. Representative cycloalkyl and alkylcycloalkyl which R and R¹ may represent include cyclopentyl, 3-methylcyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 2,4-dimethylcyclohexyl, 4-ethylcyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, 5-methylcyclooctyl, etc. Representative alkenyl groups which R and R¹ may represent include allyl, 2-butenyl, 4-hexenyl, etc. Representative aryl groups which R and R¹ may represent include phenyl; substituted phenyl such as 4-fluorophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2,4-dibromophenyl, 3-trichloromethylphenyl, 4-tribromomethylphenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, 2-methyl-4-chlorophenyl, 2-methyl-4-trifluoromethylphenyl; benzyl; and substituted benzyl such as 4-chlorobenzyl, 2,4-dibromobenzyl, 4-methylbenzyl, and 3-trifluoromethylbenzyl.

Tetrachloroethyl R² groups are 1,1,2,2,-tetrachloroethyl and 1,2,2,2-tetrachloroethyl.

Preferred alkyl R or R¹ groups are alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Preferred cycloalkyl R or R¹ groups are cycloalkyl of 5 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with up to 2 alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Preferred aryl R or R¹ groups are phenyl and phenyl-substituted with 1 to 2 of the same or different substituents selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms. The most preferred aryl R or R¹ groups are phenyl and phenyl-substituted with 1 to 2 fluoro, chloro or bromo. The preferred R² group is 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethyl.

One class of preferred compounds of formula (I) is that wherein one R or R¹ group is cycloalkyl, especially cycloalkyl of 5 to 6 carbon atoms and the other R or R¹ group is alkyl, especially alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Another preferred class of compounds is that wherein one R or R¹ group is aryl (phenyl or substituted phenyl), especially phenyl substituted with up to 2 of the same or different substituents selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and the other R or R¹ group is cycloalkyl, especially cycloalkyl of 5 to 6 carbon atoms.

Another preferred class of compounds is that wherein one R or R¹ group is phenyl or phenyl substituted with up to 2 of the same or different substituents selected from fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, tribromomethyl or alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms, and the other R or R¹ group is alkyl, especially alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Another preferred class of compounds is that wherein one R or R¹ group is alkenyl.

The most preferred class of compounds is that wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R¹ is phenyl and R² is tetrachloroethyl, preferably 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethyl.

Representative compounds of the invention include

N-cyclohexyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-allylsulfonamide

N-cyclopentyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-4-chlorophenylsulfonamide

N-4-methylcycloheptyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-isopropanesulfonamide

N-methyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-ethanesulfonamide

N-ethyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-cyclopentanesulfonamide

N-sec-butyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-4-tribromomethylphenylsulfonamide

N-allyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-allylsulfonamide

N-allyl 2-butenyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-cyclohexanesulfonamide

N-phenyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-2-hexenesulfonamide

N-2,4-dichlorophenyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-cyclohexanesulfonamide

N-cyclohexyl-N-(1,2,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-methanesulfonamide, and

N-ethyl-N-(1,2,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-cyclohexanesulfonamide.

The compounds of the invention are prepared by sulfenylating a sulfonamide of the formula R--SO₂ --NH--R¹ (II), wherein R and R¹ have same significance as previously defined, with a tetrachloroethylsulfenyl halide, e.g., 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylsulfenyl chloride or 1,2,2,2-tetrachloroethylsulfenyl chloride. The sulfenylation reaction is conducted by reacting substantially equimolar quantities of the sulfonamide (II) and the sulfenyl halide in the liquid phase in the presence of an acid acceptor. Suitable acid acceptors are organic amines such as pyridine compounds, e.g., pyridine or alpha-picoline, and lower trialkylamines, e.g., triethylamine or tributylamine, and inorganic alkali metal hydroxides, e.g., sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Generally, at least one mol of acid acceptor is employed for each mol of tetrachloroethylsulfenyl halide. The reaction is normally conducted in an inert liquid diluent, e.g., organic solvents such as chlorinated hydrocarbons.

Preferably, the reaction is conducted in the presence of catalytic amounts of a quaternary ammonium salt. Generally, amounts of quaternary ammonium salt per mol of the sulfenyl halide reactant vary from about 0.01 to 0.3, although amounts from 0.05 to 0.2 mol per mol of the sulfenyl halide are preferred. Suitable quaternary ammonium salts are tetraalkylammonium halides wherein the alkyl has 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the halide is fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo, e.g., tetramethaneammonium chloride or tetrabutylammonium bromide.

In order to prepare the compounds of the invention wherein one R or R¹ group is cycloalkyl and the other R or R¹ is alkyl, it is essential that catalytic amounts of the quaternary ammonium salt be employed.

The sulfenylation reaction is conducted at a temperature of 0° C. to the boiling point of the diluent, although temperatures between 0° C. and 100° C. are preferred. The reaction is conducted at or above atmospheric pressure. The reaction time will, of course, vary depending on the reaction temperature and the particular reactants employed. Generally, the reaction is completed within one-half to 24 hours. The product (I) is isolated and purified by conventional procedures such as extraction, filtration, crystallization and chromatography.

The compounds of the invention have been found to be useful and effective for the killing of mite eggs. Some compounds of the invention are also useful and effective for the killing of mites. The compounds of the invention also have excellent activity against fungi.

Any conventional techniques or methods can be employed for contacting mites or mite eggs with an effective miticidal or ovicidal amount of the compounds of the invention. Like most agricultural chemicals, they are not usually applied full strength, but are generally incorporated with conventional biologically inert extenders or carriers normally employed for facilitating dispersion of active ingredients for agricultural chemical applications, recognizing the accepted fact that the formulation and mode of application may affect the activity of a material. The toxicants of this invention may be applied as sprays, dusts, or granules to the mites or mite eggs, their environment or hosts susceptible to mite attack. They may be formulated as granules of large particle size, as powdery dusts, as wettable powders, as emulsifiable concentrates, as solutions, or as any of several other known types of formulations, depending on the desired mode of application.

Wettable powders are in the form of finely divided particles which disperse readily in water or other dispersant. These compositions normally contain from 5-80% toxicant and the rest inert material which includes dispersing agents, emulsifying agents, and wetting agents. The powder may be applied to the soil as a dry dust or preferably as a suspension in water. Typical carriers include fuller's earth, kaolin clays, silicas, and other higher absorbent, readily wet, inorganic diluents. Typical wetting, dispersing, or emulsifying agents used in agricultural formulations include, for example, the alkyl and alkylaryl sulfonates and their sodium salts; alkylamide sulfonates, including fatty methane taurides, alkylaryl polyether alcohols, sulfated higher alcohols, and polyvinyl alcohols; polyethylene oxides; sulfonated animal and vegetable oils; sulfonated petroleum oils; fatty acid esters of polyhydric alcohols and the ethylene oxide addition products of such esters; and the addition products of long chain mercaptans and ethylene oxide. Many other types of useful surface active agents are available in commerce. The surface active agent, when used, normally comprises from one percent to fifteen percent by weight of the pesticidal composition.

Dusts are freely flowing admixtures of the active ingredient with finely divided solids such as talc, natural clays, kieselguhr, pyrophyllite, chalk, diatomaceous earths, calcium phosphates, calcium and magnesium carbonates, sulfur, lime, flours, and other organic and inorganic solids which act as dispersants and carriers for the toxicant. These finely divided solids have an average particle size of less than about fifty microns. A typical dust formulation useful herein contains 75% silica and 25% of the toxicant.

Useful liquid concentrates include the emulsifiable concentrates, which are homogenous liquid or paste compositions which are readily dispersed in water to other dispersant, and may consist entirely of the toxicant with a liquid or solid emulsifying agent, or may also contain a liquid carrier, such as xylene, heavy aromatic naphthas, isophorone, and other non-volatile organic solvents. For application these concentrates are dispersed in water or other liquid carrier, and normally applied as a spray to the area to be treated.

The percentages by weight of the toxicant may vary according to the manner in which the composition is to be applied and the particular type of formulation, but in general comprises 0.5% to 95% of the toxicant by weight of the pesticidal composition.

The compositions may be formulated and applied with other active ingredients, including nematocides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, plant growth regulators, fertilizers, etc. In applying the chemical an effective amount and concentration of the toxicants of this invention is, of course, employed.

EXAMPLES EXAMPLE 1 Preparation of N-hexyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-propanesulfonamide

A 3.8 g (0.047 mol) sample of 50% weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added dropwise to a cooled (8° C.) solution of 9.0 g (0.043 mol) N-hexyl propanesulfonamide and 11.0 g (0.047 mol) 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylsulfenyl chloride in 150 ml dichloromethane. After the addition was completed, the reaction was stirred at about 25° C. for 4 hours during which time a precipitate formed. The reaction mixture was then washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give an oily residue. The residue was chromatographed through 250 g silica gel with 10% ethylether/90% hexane elution to give 7 g of the product as a yellow oil. The elemental analysis for the product showed: %S, calc. 15.8, found 16.2; %Cl, calc. 35.0, found 33.5. The product is tabulated in Table I as Compound No. 1.

EXAMPLE 2 Preparation of N-cyclohexyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-isopropanesulfonamide

A 2.4 g (0.29 mol) sample of 50% weight aqueous sodium hydroxide solution was added dropwise to a cooled (12° C.) solution of 5.6 g (0.027 mol) N-cyclohexyl-isopropanesulfonamide, 7 g (0.029 mol) 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylsulfenyl chloride and 0.5 g benzyl triethylammonium chloride in 150 ml methylene chloride. A precipitate formed in the reaction mixture during the first 10 minutes of the addition. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for one hour. The reaction mixture was then washed with water, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the reaction product. The reaction product was chromatographed through 250 g silica gel with 50% chloroform/50% hexane elution to give 4 g (37%) of N-cyclohexyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-isopropanesulfonamide, m.p. 122°-123° C. This reaction is tabulated in Table II as Run No. 1.

The above reaction was repeated under identical conditions except that the benzyl triethylammonium chloride catalyst was omitted and the reaction mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 3 hours instead of one hour. Workup and analysis of the reaction mixture by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (comparison with the authentic material) showed that no sulfenylated sulfonamide product was obtained. This reaction is tabulated in Table II as is Run No. 1A.

The remaining reactions tabulated in Table II were conducted by procedures essentially identical to the reactions described in Example 2.

EXAMPLE 3 Two-Spotted Mite Control Tests

Compounds of the invention were tested for the control mites and mite eggs by the following procedure.

Pinto bean leaves were infested with two-spotted mites (Tetramuchus urticae). The mites were then allowed to lay eggs on the leaves. After 48 hours, the leaves were dipped into a water/acetone solution containing a small amount of a nonionic surfactant and 40 ppm of the test compound. The treated leaves were then maintained at 85° F. One day after treatment, the mortality of adult mites was determined, and seven days after treatment, the egg mortality (non-hatching eggs) was determined.

The results for the compounds found to have mite and mite-egg control activity are tabulated in last column of Tables I and II.

EXAMPLE 4 Texas Citrus Mite Control

Representative compounds of the invention were tested for the control of Texas citrus mites (Eutetranychus banksi) on 18-year-old Hamlin citrus trees by the following procedure: single branches containing no new growth were sprayed with an aqueous solution containing from 0.5 lb to 2 lbs of a 50% wt. wettable formulation of the test compound (50% weight test compound in talc and a small amount of a wetting agent) in 100 gallons water. The branches were sprayed until both leaf surfaces were dripping wet. Five branches were sprayed at each test concentration. The total number of live mites on the sprayed branches and untreated test branches (sprayed with water only) was determined at periodic intervals by examining one square inch per leaf (top surface) on ten leaves (2 leaves from each sprayed branch). The results are tabulated in Table III.

EXAMPLE 5 European Red Mite Control

Representative compounds of the invention were tested for the control of European red mites (Panonqychus ulmi) on 11-year-old red delicious (Starkrimson) apple trees by the following procedure: The trees were sprayed to run-off (3 gal. per tree) with an aqueous solution containing 1 lb of test compound per 100 gals. water. At periodic intervals 25 leaves were picked from each tree and counts made of mites and mite eggs. The test compound, the adult, nymph and egg counts, and the days after treatment are tabulated in Table IV.

EXAMPLE 6 Texas Citrus Mite & Citrus Rust Mite Control

N-propyl-N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)-phenylsulfonamide (Compound No. 5, Table I) was tested for the control of Texas citrus mites (Eutetranychus banksi) and citrus rust mites (Phyllocaptrata oleivora) on citrus trees (Parson Brown) by the following procedure: The citrus trees (21 years old, 18 feet tall) were sprayed (9 gal/tree) 4 weeks after petal fall with an aqueous solution containing 0.25 to 1 lb of the test compound per 100 gallons water. The test compound was formulated as a 50% wt. wettable powder in talc and a small amount of a wetting agent. Four trees were employed for each test concentration. At periodic intervals after spraying, 10 leaves were randomly picked from each tree and the number of live mites was determined. The percent control was calculated from the mite count of treated trees divided by the mite count of untreated trees. The results are tabulated in Table V.

                                      TABLE I                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR3##                                                                                                       Mite                                          Compound                   Melting                                                                              Control                                       No.   R      R.sup.1 R.sup.2                                                                              Point, °C.                                                                    Adult                                                                              Eggs                                      __________________________________________________________________________     1     n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                     n-C.sub.6 H.sub.13                                                                     CCl.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 H                                                                oil   39  100#                                      2     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       p-Clφ*                                                                             "     126-128                                                                              0   100                                       3     φ  CH.sub.3                                                                               "     81-83 94  100                                       4     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       φ   "     120-121                                                                              0   100                                       5     n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                     φ   "     98-99 0   100                                       6     i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                     φ   "     99-100                                                                               96  100                                       7     n-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                                                                     φ   "     70-71 0   50                                        8     φ  s-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                                                                      "     oil   96  100                                       9     C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       ρCF.sub.3φ                                                                     "     118-119                                                                              0   85                                        10    p-CH.sub.3φ                                                                       CH.sub.3                                                                               "     112-114                                                                              0   30                                        11    i-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                                                                     φ   "     110-112                                                                              0   85                                        12    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       m-CF.sub.3φ                                                                        "     100-101                                                                              90  100                                       13    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       m-CH.sub.3φ                                                                        "     60-62 85  100                                       14    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       m-(i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)φ                                                             "     110-111                                                                              0   60                                        15    n-C.sub.10 H.sub.21                                                                   φ   "     oil   0   0                                         16    n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                     m-(i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7)φ                                                             "     139-141                                                                              11  0                                         17    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       3,5-(CF.sub.3)φ                                                                    "     101-102                                                                              78  50                                        18    2,4-Cl.sub.2                                                                          CH.sub.3                                                                               "     82-89 0   85                                              φCH.sub.2                                                            19    CH.sub.3                                                                              φ   "     124-126                                                                              0   100                                       20    s-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                                                                     φ   "     76-77 90  99                                        21    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       φ   CHClCCl.sub.3                                                                        78-85 0   15                                        22    n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                     φ   "     84-88 100 100                                       23    cyclo- φ   CCl.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 H                                                                112-115                                                                              0   85                                              hexyl                                                                    24    cyclo- m-CH.sub.3φ                                                                        "     94-95 0   60                                              hexyl                                                                    25    CH.sub.2CH                                                                            φ   "     106-111                                                                              0   94                                        26                                                                                    ##STR4##                                                                             φ   "     116-117                                                                              0   100                                       27    cyclo- m-CH.sub.3φ                                                                        "     94-95 0   60                                              hexyl                                                                    28    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       cyclo-  CCl.sub.3                                                                            66-68 0   0                                                      hexyl                                                             29    φ  φ   CCl.sub.3                                                                            142-143                                                                              0   0                                         30    2,5-   4-CF.sub.3φ                                                                        CCl.sub.3                                                                            101-103                                                                              0   0                                               Cl.sub.2φ                                                            31    C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                       3,5-    CCl.sub.3                                                                            100-101                                                                              0   0                                                      (CF.sub.3).sub.2φ                                             32    cyclo- cyclo-  CCl.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 H                                                                135-137                                                                              0   0                                               hexyl  hexyl                                                             __________________________________________________________________________      *φ represents phenyl                                                       #100 ppm                                                                 

                                      TABLE II                                     __________________________________________________________________________                                            Reaction    Melting                                                                            Mite                    Run                                                                               RSO.sub.2 NHR.sup.1                                                                            CHCl.sub.2 CCl.sub.2 SCl                                                               NaOH                                                                               Salt*                                                                             CH.sub.2 Cl.sub.2                                                                   Conditions Point,                                                                              Control                 No.                                                                               R    R.sup.1 Mols                                                                              Mols    Mols                                                                               Mols                                                                              Ml   Hr °C.                                                                         Yield                                                                              °C.                                                                          Adults                                                                             Eggs                __________________________________________________________________________     1  i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                    ##STR5##                                                                              0.027                                                                             0.029   0.029                                                                              0.002                                                                             150  1  12-25                                                                              37% 122-123                                                                             78%                     2  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                    ##STR6##                                                                              0.04                                                                              0.043   0.058                                                                              0.002                                                                             200   21/2                                                                             12-25                                                                              45% 78-80                                                                               0   15%                     ##STR7##                                                                           i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                      0.027                                                                             0.027   0.027                                                                              0.002                                                                             150  3  12-25                                                                              32% 85-87                                                                               0   100%                4  n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                    ##STR8##                                                                              0.046                                                                             0.047   0.047                                                                              "  "    3  "   25% 66-70                                                                               70% 99%                 5  i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                    ##STR9##                                                                              0.046                                                                             0.047   0.047                                                                              "  "    3  "   13% 76-78                                                                               90% 96%                 6  s-C.sub.4 H.sub.9                                                                    ##STR10##                                                                             0.031                                                                             0.031   0.031                                                                              "  "    2  "   19% 58-59                                                                               90% 78%                 7  CH.sub.3                                                                             ##STR11##                                                                             0.037                                                                             0.038   0.038                                                                              "  "    2  "   63% 105-108                                                                             90% 100%                8  C.sub.2 H.sub.5                                                                      ##STR12##                                                                             0.039                                                                             0.043   0.043                                                                              "  "    2  "   25% 79-87                                                                               98% 30%                 9  CH.sub.3                                                                             ##STR13##                                                                             0.037                                                                             0.038   0.038                                                                              "  "    2  "   50% 80-81                                                                               45% 100%                10 CH.sub.3                                                                             ##STR14##                                                                             0.05                                                                              0.05    0.05                                                                               "  "    1  "   37% 119-120                                                                             85% 100%                                               * * * * *                                       1A i-C.sub. 3 H.sub.7                                                                   ##STR15##                                                                             0.027                                                                             0.027   0.027                                                                              0  150  1  12-25                                                                               0% --   --  --                  2A n-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                    ##STR16##                                                                             0.04                                                                              0.043   0.043                                                                              0  200  2  12-25                                                                              <1% --   --  --                  3A                                                                                 ##STR17##                                                                          i-C.sub.3 H.sub.7                                                                      0.027                                                                             0.027   0.027                                                                              0  150  3  12-25                                                                               0% --   --  --                  __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE III                                    __________________________________________________________________________     Texas Citrus Mite Control                                                              Amount Test                                                                               No. Texas Citrus Mites/10 Leaves                            Compound No.                                                                           Compounds/100 Gal.                                                                        1 day                                                                              2 day                                                                              4 day                                                                              7 day                                                                              10 day                                                                             17 day                                  __________________________________________________________________________     #9-Table I 0.25 lb.                                                                               257 174 77  98  108 43                                                 5       176 129 124 96  117 12                                                 1       143 66  56  121 85  9                                       #11-Table I                                                                               0.25 lb.                                                                               260 177 92  69  121 38                                                 5       228 108 159 127 99  20                                                 1       205 77  76  85  76  36                                      #19-Table I                                                                               0.25 lb.                                                                               368 267 101 93  50  51                                                 5       227 135 88  217 86  50                                                 1       147 65  56  120 57  37                                      #20-Table I                                                                               0.25 lb.                                                                               200 74  51  73  99  94                                                 5       136 20  53  63  86  16                                                 1       114 51  29  69  69  17                                      #23-Table I                                                                               0.25 lb.                                                                               314 248 142 109 247 59                                                 5       182 129 144 142 147 137                                                1       168 63  52  69  110 43                                      #1-Table II                                                                               0.25 lb.                                                                               427 200 51  36  63  45                                                 5       101 73  45  55  79  6                                                  1       161 37  44  105 95  10                                      #5-Table II                                                                               0.25 lb.                                                                               136 41  18  36  68  49                                                 5       146 43  19  11  109 17                                                 1       75  9   10  2   23  11                                      #10-Table II                                                                              0.25 lb.                                                                               387 218 20  56  59  40                                                 5       146 37  23  16  34  7                                                  1       75  9   10  2   23  11                                      Untreated  0       1110                                                                               887 995 484 260 169                                     Check                                                                          __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE IV                                     __________________________________________________________________________     European Red Mite Control                                                      Eggs/Leaf           Adults and Nymphs/Leaf                                     Compound No.                                                                           0 day                                                                              8 days                                                                             14 days                                                                            7 days                                                                             13 days                                                                            25 days                                                                            32 days                                                                            37 days                                                                            60 days                                __________________________________________________________________________     #5-Table I                                                                             63  21  7   2   2   11  125 --  --                                     #20-Table I                                                                            74  29  19  1   1   1   0   4   4                                      #5-Table II                                                                            72   8  1   1   0   1   4   12  5                                      #10-Table II                                                                           113 37  5   2   1   1   1   7   4                                      Untreated                                                                      Check   67  139 85  69  62  470 235 152 1                                      __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE V                                      __________________________________________________________________________     Texas Citrus and Citrus Rust Mite Control                                      Test Conc.                                                                            Percent Texas Citrus Mite Control                                       lb/100 Gal.                                                                           6 days                                                                             13 days                                                                            20 days                                                                            27 days                                                                            39 days                                                                            49 days                                                                             63 days                                        0.25   99  100 97  95  87  89    0                                             0.5    99  98  100 96  98  92   81                                             1.0    100 96  98  93  100 100  96                                             __________________________________________________________________________            Percent Citrus Rust Mite Control                                               42 days                                                                            49 days                                                                            63 days                                                                            77 days                                                                            99 days                                                                            105 days                                                                            126 days                                       0.25   100 84   87 77  71  42   0                                              0.5    100 87  100 98  95  80   0                                              1.0    100 80  100 100 85  95   17                                             __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A mite ovicidal composition comprising a biologically inert carrier and an ovicidally effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR18## wherein one R or R¹ group is cycloalkyl of 5 to 8 carbon atoms substituted with up to 2 alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and the other R or R¹ group is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms, or phenyl or benzyl substituted with up to 2 of the same or different substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, tribromomethyl and alkenyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms; and R² is tetrachlorethyl.
 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein one R or R¹ is cycloalkyl and the other R or R¹ is alkyl.
 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R¹ is cycloalkyl of 5 to 6 carbon atoms.
 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein R is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R¹ is cycloalkyl of 5 to 6 carbon atoms and R² is 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethyl.
 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein one R or R¹ group is phenyl substituted with up to 2 of the same or different substituents selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, tribromomethyl, and alkyl of 1 to 2 carbon atoms and the other R or R¹ group is cycloalkyl.
 6. The composition of claim 1 wherein one R or R¹ group is alkenyl. 